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General NewsJapan’s Para Athletics Chief Discusses Her Ideal for Gender Equality
Japan Para Athletics Chairperson Akemi Masuda said Sunday that her ideal is to run the organization ...
March 8, 2021
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General NewsAirbags deployed to save lives in avalanches in Japan
Mountaineering groups have been advocating for the use of “avalanche airbags,” an inflatable device ...
March 8, 2021
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ArtGoldfish, Cherry Blossoms Meet in ‘Sakuraquarium’
Spring has gotten off to a swimming start at the Art Aquarium Museum in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward, where a n...
March 8, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentMotegi Continues to Give Cold Shoulder to New South Korean Ambassador to Japan
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has yet to arrange a meeting with the South Korean ambassador to ...
March 8, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialExpand International Cooperation to Prevent North Korea Committing Financial Crimes through Cyber-Attacks
With a noose of sanctions around it, North Korea has intensified its theft of cash and crypto-assets...
March 8, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
10 Years after Disaster, Develop Industries that Take Advantage of Tohoku’s Attractiveness
How can vigorous industries be developed in the face of dwindling government support? As a decade wi...
March 8, 2021
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CoronavirusYomiuri opinion poll: 78% approve of state of emergency extension
In a nationwide opinion poll conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun from Friday to Sunday, 78% of responde...
March 8, 2021
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CompaniesHotels in Tokyo offer long stays, telework rooms to stay afloat
As hotels suffer from a sharp drop in guests due to the coronavirus pandemic, those in Tokyo are try...
March 8, 2021
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General NewsMany in Japan start new hobbies amid pandemic
A growing number of people are starting new at-home hobbies as they cocoon amid the pandemic. Vacci...
March 8, 2021
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General NewsSon Reopens Museum to Pass Down Mother’s Fukushima Legacy
FUKUSHIMA — The 66-year-old son of a woman who died while still living an evacuee from the Fukushima...
March 8, 2021
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Outside Contributors
Reconstruction panel wasn’t ‘dancing’
Governments past and present have often set up ad hoc advisory panels to tackle enormous problems fa...
March 8, 2021
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Outside Contributors
Attention to context: Differences start at a very young age
How soon cultural differences emerge in children is an issue that many people find fascinating, but ...
March 8, 2021
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CoronavirusSpring bummer: Sakura viewing parties banned in Tokyo parks
The Tokyo metropolitan government has prohibited outdoor parties while viewing cherry blossoms in al...
March 7, 2021
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General NewsFukushima Schools Frozen in Time
The municipal Kumamachi Elementary School in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, is the only school in the ...
March 7, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Balance protection, support for bank customers suffering from dementia
The Japanese Bankers Association (JBA) has compiled its views on the money deposited by customers wi...
March 7, 2021
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